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Originally Posted by Kurushio
Why? Just who exactly is the enemy this sub is meant to counter?
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A US sub is much more than a ASW platform. It is a sea control platform.
You want to deny an enemy the use of a patch of ocean? Just tell them that we are deploying a sub to that general area. They will watch themselves because they have NO idea where it actually is. It is like having a cop watch a known troublemaker. Funny thing is.. it might not be there at all, or it might be 50 feet below them.
Need intel? A sub is your platform. It can sit somewhere, undetected, and can gather all sorts of intelligence.
Want to put someone somewhere with NOBODY knowing about it?? You got it. A Sub can do it.
Try that with a carrier, a frigate. a cargo ship (no matter HOW well disguised or flagged). Try that with a plane.
They can sit somewhere for a LONG time, just waiting... or doing nothing but running drills.